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Firebird continue to challenge Mastertronic as the budget games king with the release of another fun shoot-'em-up.

The Gunstar is a fleet of pulse fighters that have constructed and trained to destroy the alien fleet that now engulfs Earth. After the failure of the Star Wars defence system, the future of the world rests, once again, with you.

Armed with only a laser firing ship you must blast a fleetful of aliens, navigate an asteroid field, blast the gun turrets of the mothership and finally dock with it to refuel and save the day.

At the side of the screen are displays of your fuel, hull temperature and a picture of the pilot who covers his eyes when he's shot to ward off the inevitable explosion.

With games like this and budget arcade adventures like Storm, only we can win from this budget battle.